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A new study by Jeremy Levy was published in Science Advances
He teamed up with former Pitt researcher Andrew Daley on the research, which developed a programmable platform that could provide new ways to explore electrons in chiral systems.
Pitt was awarded $489K through TRIO Student Support Services
The federal grant aims to improve college retention and graduation rates for low-income and first-generation students and students with disabilities.
Solve your stage fright thanks to this Pitt alumna
Claire Sabatine merged her backgrounds in business and stage production to create Powerplay, a project that empowers her clients to master public speaking.
This Pitt-Bradford partnership will make getting a chiropractic degree more affordable
Eligible students can earn both a bachelor’s and Doctor of Chiropractic degree in just seven years through guaranteed admission to Northeast College of Health Sciences.
Pitt Public Health established a new award, funded through the Jewish Healthcare Foundation
The Justin Reid Ehrenwerth Emerging Scholar Award will allow local students from under-resourced high schools to attend Pitt’s Public Health Science Academy.
Pitt-Greensburg’s biology national honor society won an Outstanding Chapter of the Year award
The campus’ Theta Pi chapter of Beta Beta Beta received that and other honors at the organization’s recent regional meeting.
Rory Cooper spoke at the UN about AI-powered assistive technology
The Human Engineering Research Laboratories talk focused on how artificial intelligence is changing the innovation landscape and helping people with disabilities.
Melissa Libertus was selected for a Center for Advancing Research Impact in Society fellowship
The associate professor of psychology is one of five researchers in the inaugural cohort.
Brian Dubenion is Pitt’s inaugural associate dean of student culture and community
The new role will advance the University’s commitment to a campus environment grounded in respect, accountability and ethical student engagement.
Klaus Libertus is the inaugural director of Pitt’s College of General Studies
He will also serve as assistant dean for online education, effective Aug. 15.
Tia-Lynn Ashman earned the Botanical Society of America’s highest honor
The Pitt Distinguished Professor was honored for her contributions to plant science, mentoring and global scientific collaboration.
Pitt students published their research with the US Army Corps of Engineers
The cohort, led by Professor Emily Elliott, monitored the downriver impacts from an artificial spring flood along the Allegheny River.
Help Olivia Babcock win an ESPY
The volleyball star is the first female Pitt player to be nominated for one of ESPN’s fan-voted awards.
Pitt is a Best Value College for 2025, according to the Princeton Review
The University was also rated among the top 20 Schools for Making an Impact.
5 Pitt health sciences faculty members received 2025 Ascending Star Awards
Each honoree receives $25,000 and will give a lecture during the fall semester. Here’s the full schedule.
Pitt joined a multi-institutional team researching the impact of AI on labor markets
The collaboration, led by Carnegie Mellon and MIT, is funded by a $1.6 million Alfred P. Sloan Foundation grant.
Pitt-Bradford students raised money to bring a bike skills program to a local elementary school
I think it’s a great way to introduce riding a bike to kids,” said JT Magro, a physical education teacher at Otto-Eldred Elementary School.
Pitt’s Institute for Learning earned a $1M Hewlett Foundation grant
The 18-month project will focus on strengthening middle school ELA instruction in Pittsburgh and York schools.
Pitt-Bradford’s Baja Racing Club traveled to a Society of Auto Engineers event
Two students and a faculty advisor headed to Arizona to understand the engineering challenges before them. The club plans to enter a car in next year’s competition.
Olivera Finn was awarded the PNC Elsie Hillman Distinguished Scholar Award
The distinguished professor was recognized for her decades of research in immunology and groundbreaking work on developing a vaccine to prevent several human cancers.
